Nord Stream 2: still usable for Russia
Russia could restart natural gas supply to Germany and its neighbors through an undamaged section of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Russian media.
“Unfortunately, due to sabotage, a line [of Nord Stream 2] has been damaged, and an investigation is needed to make further decisions about the fate of the pipeline,”Novak told RIA Novost i.
“As for the second line, it is ready, fully built, and if our European colleagues take the necessary legal decisions regarding certification and the removal of restrictions, I believe that Russia could provide adequate supplies through this pipeline line in short. time, ”he explained.
The statement comes a couple of weeks after a German politician said gas will never pass through Nord Stream 2 because Germany could no longer see Russia as a reliable energy supplier. Shortly thereafter, the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines were subjected to a sabotage which appears to have irreparably damaged the older pipeline. With these declarations, the Russian government throws the ball back into the German and European field, leaving the decisions to them.
An investigation launched by Swedish authorities earlier this month confirmed detonations at pipelines, reinforcing suspicions of severe sabotage, according to a statement.
Four leaks, two in each of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, were discovered last week after gas started leaking from infrastructure just outside Swedish and Danish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea earlier this week.
The Nord Stream 2 never went into operation after Germany stopped the certification process following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia, for its part, shut down Nord Stream 1 indefinitely earlier this month, arguing that the gas turbines could not be repaired due to Western sanctions.
Meanwhile, Germany, which used to be the main beneficiary of the gas flow through Nord Stream 1, is struggling to secure enough gas for the winter, and some officials have warned that reducing demand would be the key to getting there. spring without too many problems.
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